While experienced with phonegap and xcode, I\'m new to android. I have installed phonegap 3.0 ...
npm install phonegap phonegap --version 3.0.0-0.14.3
Go to \cordova\src\metadata\android_parser.js in function check_requirements and change the lines 56,57,66 from 17 to 18. It will then be ok.
check_requirements